outdated C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd/ UK /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj no longer current or useful; obsolete The manual relied on outdated software no one used anymore. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · no longer current or... obsoleteantiquatedoutmodedold-fashioneddatedpassearchaicsuperseded ↔ Opposites currentmodernup-to-datecontemporaryfashionable Word family Derived forms outdatedness Related forms dateoutmoded Etymology AI details An English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date. ut Old English data Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # outdated **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtəd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/ ## Meanings 1. no longer current or useful; obsolete ## Examples - The manual relied on outdated software no one used anymore. ## Synonyms - obsolete - antiquated - outmoded - old-fashioned - dated - passe - archaic - superseded ## Antonyms - current - modern - up-to-date - contemporary - fashionable ## Derived Forms - outdatedness ## Related Forms - date - outmoded ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ut - Root: data ## Etymology An English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date. ## AI Etymology Outdated is an English compound of 'out-' (in the sense 'out of, beyond') plus 'dated', from 'date' (Old French 'date', from Latin 'data', 'given'), meaning out of date. Important recorded forms include ut (Old English) and data (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers no longer current or useful; obsolete. The wider family includes derived forms such as outdatedness and related words such as date and outmoded. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown